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, 1887-03-22

1t is but justice to the correspondent,
to admit hat without their mid the battles
of the late war would never have been
fully known by the public. One can dis
cover in the perusal OF the meager out
lines which remain TO us in the shape OF
histories Of the Mexican war the absence
of the intelligent correspondent little IS
known Of that contest save II , faterial
furnished in the official reports. There is
the skcleton-the warm flesh, the pulsat-
ing blood, the expression Of life are absent.
No modern war has been so thoroughly
presented TO the world rs the conflict be-
tween the north and south, and for this
the public is indebted to the representa-
tives OF the press. They deserve n place
in history. Their reward has been scant
Soldiers who incurred no greater dangers,
who endured n less mental strain and ex-
libited less judgment, have been pro-
NOTED TO paying places, and in case of
their decease or disability, the state cares
for them or their families. The future
offered no such promises TO the cores
%pondent; what he did was mainly from
the love OF his profession .-"Poliuto' in
Chicago Times.
, 1887-03-22

What n fashion this reading, or, to be
more correct, recitation, has become. Ten
years G only the professional elocu-
ZIONIST, the Sh~akespearean reader, ever
thought of doing anything of the kind,
while now everybody stands up in II parlor
and repeats his or her little verse in excel
lent style. 1 say everybody" because
people never before suspected of having
this gift are constantly popping out and
surprising their friends with this favorite
accomplishment. Judging by them, |
imagine all the others are meditating on
the possibility of their being asked next
time. If one hasn't II voice to sing with,
nor any other talent to be glorified, it
seems ~providential that reading has come
in vogue, as it gives the much desired
opportunity to shine before men and
women of society. When u pretty girl
stands up and rccites something having
all the ear marks of her teacher in elocu-
ton about it, the crudeness of the effort is
overlooked in the pleasure her youth and
loneliness afford the spectator. One will
forgive anything in n beautiful young
woman, even parlor parroting - Boston
Herald.
, 1887-03-22

To overstudy is attributed many all
ments of children, which are probably
due to the carelessness or the indulgence
of parents; i'll fact, the physical training
is frequently as grossly neglected as the
mental training is excessively stimulated.
What we want in this age of rush and
excitement is to insist that children shall
eat simple food, take plenty of exercise
and sleep and not be forced to use their
minds actively until they reach the age
of 8 or 10 years. If such a system were
followed in California it would result in
a race of superb physique, with mental
strength and alertness that would keep
pace with the physical powers. AS it is,
bad food, late hours, insufficient exercise
and overSufficient study neutralize all the
good results of a climate that is without
an equal in the world for physical or
mental work.-San Francisco Chronicle.
, 1887-03-22

Come, boys" cried a blue clad hero,
bring your spades. I've found a pile OF
treasure. - and with his bayonet he stuck
it deep into Il new made mound in tho
garden adjoining a residence. See! the
rcbs have buried gold and silver here,
BE quiet or a crowd will come to divide
Il spoils, - and in u few minutes fouI
men We're at work digging up the box i'll
which the supposed treasures were hid.
1t was hard work to go four feet down
and lift up n heavy box from the damp
earth. Eagerly they worked, and in due
time their reward came. Greedily they
broke the top from the box, and quickly,
with oaths in their mouths, they drew
back as the half decayed carcass of dead
dog met their gaze. 1t was the body OF
a pet Newfoundland dog that some chill
dren had wept over and had caused to be
buried beneath the shade of n laurel, lit
tie dreaming that their Carlo would
suffer such ignoble a resurrection.-At
lanta Constitution.
, 1887-03-22

Is COME instances, it appears, injustice
has been done to settlers upon the public
domain in this territory, by the rulings OF
the general land office. Ia all cases OF
this kind an appeal to q higher authority
is open to the claimants. OF this the,
will certainly avail themselves; and they
may rest assured that the national admin
istration will deal out even-handed Justice
to all. 1t is much better to present your
ease at the department Of the interior, and
await final decision, than to abuse public
officials who are sworn to do their duty
under the law as they understand it. With
right and justice on your side you can
well afford to wait patiently for the final
result confident that a Democratic ad-
ministration will deal fairly with you.
, 1887-03-22

1t surprises II not to the manner born
to discover how much skill, judgment and
experience is required in the proper
handling of big herds on the trail and
round up. Many people look upon the
vocation of the cowman with Il touch of
contempt and imagine that his business
calls for little beyond rough oaths and
hard riding. And yet n ranchman learns
something new every day, and is fire.
q%uently called upon to display an amount
Of tact that is the balance in .the scale of
success. Did you ever see n couple of
thousand range heeves on the trails
They will brighten at their own shadows,
and the only way to manage them is to
make them believe that they are doing rs
they please. To know when TO push
them and when to let them rest, when
they should drink and how much they
can be crowded without losing flesh are
subjects requiring as much generalship in
their way rs the movements of a human
army. and no one who has witnessed a
successful drive will ever afterward be-
little the knowledge of the much maligned
cowboy. -Globe-D Democrat.
, 1887-03-22

While some forms of fungus are most
destructive to vegetation, it is now be
lieved that there are others which render
assistance to the plants on which they
live. Frank found that the fungus cover
ing the Young root points of certain forest
trees. rs the beech and oak, seems to help
in the nutrition of those trees. Another
interesting ease has lately been studied in
Germany by Wahrlich. who finds that a
yellow. bladder-like fungus of the root
tissue of orchids works no perceptiblo
harm to the plants, but on the contrary
probably aids them by changing woody
matters into a form that they may more
readily Observation-Disclosures Traveller.
, 1887-03-22

1t may be interesting to know thai
American art now eXcels foreign skill il
the communication of the quality so es
senlial to a handsome sealskin, namely
the dye. What was known as the Lon
don dye held the vantage ground fol
years. until n furrier i'll Albany elabo
rated a superior process. OF curse hi
made an immense fortune. He kept thu
secret to himself SO closely that he main
tanned n monopoly of the market. IL
died in the ordinary course, but tn
secret was impaired to his son a few
years before his death. and is still ex
clusively employed by him.-Brooklyl
Citizen.
, 1887-03-22

| want to tell you how the mammas
away up in Lapland keep their babies
from disturbing the minister Sunday.
Poor babies! l suppose 1t is growing bad
style everywhere to take them out TO
church. And l suppose, too, that the
ministers are privately as thankful as can
be. But the Lapp mammas don't stay ut
home with theirs. The Laps are n very
religious people. They go immense dis
tances to hear their pastors. Every mis-
%sionary is sure of a large audience and an
attentive one. lie can hear n pin drop
that IS, should he choose to drop one him
self; the congregation wouldn't make so
much noise as that under any considera-
fion. All the babies are outside, buried
in the AS soon as the family ar
rives at the little wooden church, and the
reindeer is secured, the papa Lnpp shovels
n snug little bed in the snow, and mamma
Lapp wraps baby snugly in skins and de-
posts it therein. Then papa piles the
snow around it, while the parents 20
decorously into church. Over twenty or
thirty babies lie out there in the snow
around the church, and / never heard Of
one that sufrocated or froze. Smoke dried
little creatures, l suppose they are fought
But how would Il soft, tender, pretty,
pink and white babies like it. do you
think-Wide Awake.
, 1887-03-22

THOSE Of our ranchmen and settlers
who have complied with the law in taking
up public land, do not find fault with the
present administration for enforcing the
law impartially and serving all alike. 1t
is only the individual or corporation that
tries to secure land illegally and does not
pretend to comply with the law, hat com
plains bitterly about what is termed the
unrighteous proceedings Of those who are
sworn TO administer the law Of the land.
When this matter IL fully understood by
the people Of the far West, they will not
deny to Gen. Sparks, in spite Of certain
obvious inirmities Of temper and DISPOSE
ton, the full measure OF credit for the
work be has done in behalf Of an honest
administration of the public land laws.
, 1887-03-22
AN lNTERLupE

knees:
"Woll hnst thou sung OF living men and dead,
of fair deeds done, and far lands visited.
Fling now OF things more marvellous than these.
or fruits ungathered upon wondrous trees,
OF songs unsung, of gracious words unsaid,
OF that dim shore where no mans foot may
tread,
OF strangest skies and unbeholden seasl
Full many n golden web our longirgs spin.
And days are fair and sleep is oversweet;
But passing sweet those moments rare and fleet,
when red spring sunlight, tremulous and thin,
Makes quick the pulses with tumultuous beat
For meadows never won or wandered in"
r. Armytage in Scribner's Magazine.
, 1887-03-22

Ignatius Donnelly, being asked as to
the statement that he had written to a
friend in New York that the cipher rule
in the Shakespeare plays had failed, that
he had applied it to "Pericles, the
''Winter's Tale" etc, and it would not
work, said that he could only reply in the
words of Sir John Falstaff: Lord! Lord
how this world is given to lying!' He
had written no such letter to any per-
son; he had never attempted to apply the
cipher rule to the plays mentioned; he
had enough to do to work out the cipher
narrative in first and second Henry
w. The cipher was a reality, as he
would scon satisfy the world. Chicago
II.1unc.
, 1887-03-22

Edison having chained the lightning
for the purpose of practical lighting, has
now turned his attention to new fields Of
discovery His latest and greatest is said
10 be the manufacture of food of all kinds
from the elementary substances found IL
the earth aud air, and will soon demon
strate the feasibility of getting a loaf OF
bread or A beefsteak mot liver, il you
please from Il seoopful OF dirt. He ought
10 ioin the land reformcrs and become the
chief cook in the proposed government
poorhouse.
, 1887-03-22

One of the greatest enemies of the
sa1mon and the salmon fisheries in
Oregon is the sea lion. 1t is estimated
tha, half the salmon that enter the
Columbia river the early part of the
season are captured by these big beasts,
which also damage nets to the amount
of thousands of dollars. Vast numbers
Of them congregate at Tillamook rock
and at S~ealrocks, and it is suggested hat
dynamite be used to force them to seek
other localities. Brooklyn Eagle.
, 1887-03-22

DEATH has removed many stumbling
Blocks from the path of James q. Blaine
Mr.. Arthur's influence in New York
would have been against him Gen. Lo
gan would have been a formidable rival.
Beecher's eloquencc would have been
On the olher side, and even Eben F.
Pillsbury, who has lust died, was a foe
not to be despised. Still there are a few
people left who will demur when the mag
nelic man assumes to take the lead again.
, 1887-03-22

Tur Maine legislature has passed a bill
10 do away with capital punishment in all
eases. CLOSE ana solitary confinement for
life are to be substituted in its place, and
no %pardoning power is left to the governor
and council. except in case the prisoner is
proved innocent. This is an experiment
and will be watched by The people of other
states with keen interest.
, 1887-03-22
Dr.. Wagaer&cp
sFEC1AI1sTs,

We offer no apology for devoting so much time
and attention to this much neglected class Of
a IS too wr eselssdn e t melf r ice sen syhost Of humanity ana besy
services Of the profession TO which we belong
as many are i%nnocent sufferers, and that
TO relieving til. afflicted and saving
them from wors. than teath, Is no les a
philanthrophist and a benefactor to his race
plication excels IN any other branch of his pro-
iession And. fortunately for humanity, the day
condemned the victims OF folly or crime, like
the lepers under th- Jewish i5w. to die uncared
Tor, has passed away
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There are many iaen o. the age OF 30 to 70 who
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Colorado.
Cut this out and take along.
, 1887-03-22

Balloons are TO be introduced into
China. The Pekin government has or
dered two captive balloons from Paris.
and have provided all the necessary funds
for several practiced a%eronauts to take
over the latest inventions in this branch
Of science. including a special machine
to manufacture hydrogen gas.-Boston
Transcript.
, 1887-03-22

The following illustrates one Of the
triumphs OF Iowa prohibition. A Dubu-
que undertaken recently ordered stock
from a Michigan coffin mandatory, and
this postscript to the order. Put in one Of
the coiirs Il gallon of old Grow whisky
and bill as embalmine fluid"
, 1887-03-22

THE New York assembly killed the
woman suffrage bill. The knock down
argument was given by a man named
Arnold, who said, You propose to pass
a bill making IN a man
, 1887-03-22

The newspaper Of the future will not be
the blanket sheet that pads everything.
The journalist OF the future will be the
man who can boil down most, throw fire
into short, crisp sentences or. if he can
not do this, will have the courage to throw
his manuscript into the fire.
, 1887-03-22
PROHIBITION AT HEADQUARTERS.

He obtained Gen. Grants consent to
the issuance of an order forbidding any
open use of liquors or public drinking
at headquarters. This was the first
foundation stone upon which the whole
superstructure of Grants greatness was
thereafter erected, Having Grants au-
thority for this step, given, perhaps, with
little thought of the iron determination
at its back, it was from that day to the
end of the war mercilessly enforced. No
one ever saw any open public drinking
at Gen. Grants headquarters from that
time forward. There was much rebellion
among the staff. Many of them tried to
ignore its provisions, but found themselves
throttled by the iron hand of Rawlins.
Finding themselves powerless, they
next resorted to keeping private stores of
bottled liquors in their own tents, inviting
their friends in there, dropping the flap
of the tent and sometimes having 4
carouse. 1t was o o noticed that these
officers lost caste, were ordered to their
regiments, or in some way removed from
headquarters. Later on it was no secret
that any staff officer who offered the
general a glass of liquor, or drank wi h
him, or in any way whatever connived
at his taking a single drink, would be
disgracefully dismissed and actually de-
graded in rank as soon as it could be
brought about. There was much indig-
nation expressed at first against this arbi-
trary authority exercised by Capt, Maj.
and Lieut.. Col. Rawlins, as he reached these
promotions, by the full colonies on the
staff, who claimed the prerogatives of
superior rank. But Gen. Grant sustained
his adjutant, and respected him the more
for the stand he took, because he knew it
to be a turning point in his own life
Adam Badeau in Cincinnati Gazette.
, 1887-03-22

THE Canadian Pacific being buried in
snow, and the Northern Pacific in miles OF
ice and water, overland travel and mails
are compelled to 20 over the Union Pa
ciic. the best all-the year-arotnd trans
continental route of the country.
, 1887-03-22

The extent or degree of the oscillation
of %ciiimneys has been exactly measured
by observation of the shadows cast by
the sun upon the ground. An instance
in point is that of a chimney 115 feet
high and 4 feet in diameter externally at
the top, near Marseilles, France, the
oscillations of which were observed by
the shadow during a high wind to attain
n maximum of twenty inches. New
York Sun.
, 1887-03-22

c. Y. Baxter, an experienced aud sue
cessful druggist at Dewitt, Ia, says one
family there created an immense sale for
Chamberlain's cough remedy by using it
and recommending it to their neighbors,
during their siege of whooping cough;
now it sells rapidly on its merits; it has no
equal for coughs, colds and Group. Sold
by w, n. Hunt.
, 1887-03-22

4 DETROIT man has given a $500, 900
hotel to the public because he had trouble
in renting it. He was no doubt a practi
cal land reformcr. None ofthe Cheyenne
reiormers have stepped forward and done
this vet.
, 1887-03-22

THE railroad managers of the country
deserve commentator for the prompt
ness and apparent good faith with which
they are proceeding to comply with the
requirements of the interstate commerce
, 1887-03-22

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, %softens the gums, al
Lays the pain, cures wind collie, and is the
best remedy for diarrhGa. Twenty-Five
cents a bottle.
, 1887-03-22

Daily, delivered by carrier. Csc per week,
81 per month.
Daily, bv mall. 81 per month. s5.O for six
months. $40 per year. 81 advance.
Weekly 81 50 per annum. sl.O for six months,
payable in advance.
, 1887-03-22

The Vedas, the sacred books of the
Braminic religion, are believed to be
5000 years old, that is, to date back as
far as 1000 b. c.
, 1887-03-22

john SHERMAN, of Ohio, is a mighty
fine, thin sort of fellow, but the north
pole will be discovered before he can be-
come president of these United States.
, 1887-03-22

EMPEROR WILLIAM, the idol of the
German people, is 90 years old to day.
May he live to celebrate his centennial.
, 1887-03-22
RATES or

DAILY A all transient advertisements
10 cents per line each insertion, 6 consecutive
Insertions . cents per line one month 3 cents
per line.
Minor mention notices. among local reading
matter, is cents per line each Insertion.
WEEKLY LEADER. all transient advertise
ments IS cents per line first insertion one
month. % cents per line SIX months 10 cents
DER line one year 5 cents per line. Marriage
md birth notices Sl0u each. No advertisement
inserted for less than y cents.
II. CLAICHE. Publisher.
, 1887-03-22

No less than 1876 tons Of amber have
been dug up in Prussia the past year.
The Palrunicken mines produced nearly
half.
, 1887-03-22

Hood Sarsaparilla is peculiar to itself
and superior to all other preparations in
strength, economy, and medicinal merit.
, 1887-03-22
RAwLlNs, INFLUENCE OVER GRANT.


What Gen. Badeau Bays of Prohibition
Mt Cen. Grants Headquarters.
When we all returned to Washing
ton in 1865, Gen. Rawlins and myself
finally arranged to keep house in partner
then being in charge of The New York
Herald bureau at Washington. These
facts, well known to the public men of
that day, are mentioned now in no spirit
of cgotism by me, but rather as a letter
of credence to another generation which
has come to the front since then, and to
show that 1 was in position to share many
condolences and be intrusted with many
secrets which must of necessity be con-
fined to a few persons.
Gen. Rawlins' influence upon the per-
sonal habits of Gen. Grant commenced
within a week after his arrival at Cairo
in August, 1861, to accept the appoint
ment of assistant adjutant general with
the rank of captain. He found Gen.
Grants Office was substantially in his hat
Or pockets, as convenience prompted, and
the camp story was but slightly exagger-
ated, which asserted that half his gen.
eral orders were blowing about in the
sand and dirt of the streets of Cairo. All
was soon reuuceu W oruer, anu OHlCc
habits, methods and forms enforced. He
also found much registering and drinking
at headquarters among the staff officers
and their invited guests. Discipline
among them there was none, and as a
rule but little Difference to rank n mill
tary custom. He soon foresaw that if
Gen. Grant was to have any future
promption all this must be changed, and
having cast in his lot with him for the
better or for worse, he set about the diff
ficult and thankless job of correcting
these owls
, 1887-03-22

All watches changed to twenty-four
hour dials by Zehner, jackson & Buech-
ner.
, 1887-03-22
WE voOSON

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Blood Preparation known. 1t will posi-
lively cure all Blood Diseases, purifies the
whole system. and thoroughly builds up the
constitution. Remember. We guarantee it
Pearse K McGill, Druggists.
, 1887-03-22

TuIQ DAUEp may DO found on flo Mt Geo
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, 1887-03-22
Maverick National Bank,
BOSTON,, MASS.

Accounts of Banks. Bankers and Corporations
solicited.
Our facilities for COLLECTIONS are excellent
and We re-discount for Banks when balances
warrant it.
Boston is a Reserve City, and balances with us
from Banks mot located in other Reserve Cities
count MS n reserve.
We draw our own Exchange on London and
the Continent, and make able transfers and
place money by telegraph throughout the Uni
ted states a. d Canada.
Government Bonds fought and sold, and EN-
changes In Washington made for Banks without
extra charge.
"a e have u market for prime, first class In
{ securities, and invite proposals from
States. ounties and Cities when issuing bonds.
~edo n general Banking business, and invite
corresi ondence.
Ara = POTTER. presidcnt.
Jos. W. WORK Cashier.
, 1887-03-22
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

1vcD,C un7c1 This Hotel has been lefted and remodened through
|UJcn ) 0UICI. out. and lis now mi ti the finest appointed Hotels il
the West The Meals gven in this Hotel cannot 10 exceled by ny, the eegan
furnishing by none; the house is conducted upon the European Plan. In fact THU
is the idea stopping off place for the traveller who wanlsc comfort and case. Exccler
Bar and Billiard Don attached, with fine new billiard tables Free Bus to and fion
the depot for all trains Monthly Boardes solicited. Don't forget the place, DYER
Hotel, Cheyenne, Wyo NORTH SACHS, Proprietor.
, 1887-03-22

In all its branches by w ELLIOTT, on Eighteenth
street, one door west OF the old stand. Singlefoot-
All kind of wagon work done first class.
, 1887-03-22

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torneys-at-Law and Notaries Public, Chey
second floor, Stshbins & Post bank block
, 1887-03-22

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Cheyenne, Wyoming.
, 1887-03-22

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